§ Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in view of the letter from the co-ordinator of
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Number of non-pensioner and pensioner claimants at offices dealing with the Wolverhampton, North-East constituency. Supplementary benefits Office 16 March 1982 17 March 1981 18 March 1980 20 March 1979 Wolverhampton, South Non-pensioners 8,927 5,715 3,900 3,930 Pensioners 5,566 5,108 4,993 4,902 Wolverhampton, North Non-pensioners 10,495 6,795 4,908 4,966 Pensioners 5,214 4,864 4,865 4,807 Contributory Benefits Office Darlaston Non-pensioners Closed 1980 — 891 2.166 Pensioners — — 356 594 Wolverhampton, South Non-pensioners 2,208 2,523 4,174 8,106 Pensioners 1,474 1,524 3,324 1,871 Wolverhampton, North Non-pensioners 1,694 1,894 — — Pensioners 952 869 Opened 1980 Opened 1980 CO-ORD, which encourages planned action against the visit of the Pope, which was sent out from the same premises as the Family Planning Information Service, the Health Education Council and the Family Planning Association, he will withdraw funding from these organisations.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeNo. CO-ORD appears to be using the offices of the Birth Control Trust, which in turn appears merely to be a sub-tenant of the FPA at these premises. The FPIS has offices at the same address but the Health Education Council does not. This very indirect sharing of premises is hardly grounds for withdrawing funds from the two family planning bodies. We would take steps to prevent any use of public funds to finance any action against the visit of the Pope. I understand that CO-ORD, which receives no direct public funds, would deny that that is the purpose of its letter, but that is a matter for it.